A few other places that are "numinous" (in no particular order): - the cliffs of the Anastasi -- listen to the wind whistle through the canyons and you will feel the lifeforce of the universe - Disneyland (haven't you ever felt the magic of walking down main street towards the castle in the far distance and felt transported elsewhere, or walking back, late at night, exhausted from your day at the park and feel the "pull" because the buildings get larger the closer you get to the exit) - Las Vegas (not the gambling part, per say, but there is a tremendous amount of raw energy in that town) - The Niagra Falls. The power of all that water is very humbling.
So, Branwen, I think the answer is that there are a lot of numinous points in North America, but we haven't had the history to distill them into recognizable motifs. I'm going to overgeneralize, but "everyone" knows what an elf looks like (Orlando, of course :-). But what does the "magic" of Las Vegas or the southwest desert wind look like?
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Date: 2007-07-19 03:53 am (UTC)- the cliffs of the Anastasi -- listen to the wind whistle through the canyons and you will feel the lifeforce of the universe
- Disneyland (haven't you ever felt the magic of walking down main street towards the castle in the far distance and felt transported elsewhere, or walking back, late at night, exhausted from your day at the park and feel the "pull" because the buildings get larger the closer you get to the exit)
- Las Vegas (not the gambling part, per say, but there is a tremendous amount of raw energy in that town)
- The Niagra Falls. The power of all that water is very humbling.
So, Branwen, I think the answer is that there are a lot of numinous points in North America, but we haven't had the history to distill them into recognizable motifs. I'm going to overgeneralize, but "everyone" knows what an elf looks like (Orlando, of course :-). But what does the "magic" of Las Vegas or the southwest desert wind look like?